8 Massive Predictions For Universal Studios' Nintendo Theme Park
4. Pokémon Snap Safari
The major innovation in technology these days, pervading everything from gaming to basic PC use, is virtual reality. Moving forward, it's extremely likely that new theme parks and new attractions will incorporate virtual reality. Different from rides like the potential Star Fox: Assault ride, virtual reality would allow a physical space to be employed but for that physical space to be inhabited by an infinite variety of things.
No Nintendo franchise has more creative variety than Pokémon, which now boasts around seven-hundred and twenty distinct creatures. Visitors could hop into a car like in the Nintendo 64 game Pokemon Snap, and slip on a virtual reality headset.
While physically travelling through a set area in the car, the VR interface would display various Pokémon roaming the environment. Virtual reality could potentially offer a random range of Pokémon, allowing for the ride to be different every single time. This in itself would be engaging enough a quaint answer to the likes of Disney's Animal Kingdom but it could be made even better.
Allowing ride-goers to use this virtual reality headset to take pictures could further enhance the experience. There wouldn't even need to be any camera technology implemented the visitor would merely be taking a screenshot of what their headset is displaying. At the end, then, people could have their photos printed off or have them sent via email.